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Description: Hand tinted image. Otaue shinji (rice planting rites) in Sumiyoshi taisha in Osaka. The rites are an annual event in June.A Japanese woman dressed in ceremonial dress takes part in the festival. The womanl wears a large decorative hat, ceremonial costume and holds a fan. A group of men holding umbrellas with long handles stand behind the woman. The men wear pointed hats and loose white ceremonial garments. Pine trees are visible in the background.

Description: Hand tinted image. Two individuals identified as Gertrude Bass Warner and Murray Warner sit on their houseboat Illinois with a guide. The boat floats on a body of water as the three individuals sit on its bow. Murray and Gertrude are seated on wicker chairs in front of a wooden table that has a pipe, cup, and pad of paper resting on its surface. The guide appears to be an Asian man and holds a long oar in his hand. He is dressed in a hat, vest, long sleeved shirt, and pants. Murray wears a short-brimmed hat with band, long sleeved button-up shirt, pin-striped pants and dark colored lace-up shoes. Gertrude is dressed in a long sleeved shirt, skirt, and hat with scarf. Visible in the background are trees, grass, and water.

Description: Hand tinted image. A woman identified as Gertrude Bass Warner sits in a one-person wooden carriage, called jinrikisha. This carriage has two large wheels and is being pulled by a Japanese man wearing a round, wide-brimmed hat. She is wearing a hat and a long-sleeved robe with collar and trim. A purse is visible on her lap. Three individuals stand in the background next to a wooden dwelling that has a wooden banister, windows, and bamboo shade.

Description: Hand tinted image. A group of Japanese performers pose in costume. The performers wear long robes and masks of Karasu Tenguwith beak-like noses and pointed ears. Ichikawa Danjuro, a famous Kabuki actor, is seated in the center of the group and is dressed in a robe with triangular patterns and white stripes; he does not wear a mask. Small wooden structures are visible in front of the group. Behind the performers, attached to a wooden structure, hangs a dark piece of material serving as a backdrop.

Description: Hand tinted image. An Asian woman stands on a dirt road. She is a peddler identified as Oharame. She carries bundles of brush wood in a basket on her head. Tied to the top of this basket is a mat. She is dressed in socks, sandals, indigo blue kimono, sash, apron, hand covers and gaiters on her legs, and uses a cord to tuck up the sleeves of the kimono. Beside her stands a Japanese child. The child wears sandals and is dressed in a plaid patterned apron over another garment. An automobile, electrical pole, electrical lines, mountain, trees, and another individual holding a child are visible in the background.

Description: Hand tinted image. A child dressed in a robe and sandals peers from behind a wooden column. Next to the child is a hen with chicks. A wooden frame and two broken bowls are visible on the dirt ground in the foreground of the image. In the background of the image is a rectangular wooden frame leaning against a wooden fence, and what appears to be an entryway into a dwelling. The sliding door at the entrance has a partial shoji screen.

Description: Hand tinted image. Young Geisha girls, called Maiko, dressed in colorful kimonos with long sleeves and high wooden shoes, called Koppori, sit on a lattice wooden bench. The girls hold folding fans and wear special hair accessories. Five women , two okami (the name for the head woman of a Geisha house) and three Geisha girls, are seated behind a bamboo partition. A wooden dwelling with screens covering its windows is visible in the background. The white and blue color drapes with red tassels are hung from the roof for a special occasion, such as a festival. Two individuals, one wearing a wide brimmed hat, and the other a kimono, are visible in the background.

Description: Black and white image. An Ainu man with long hair and beard sits cross legged on a wooden stool. He wears only a loin cloth, partially visible around his waist. In the backround of the image appears to be an entryway of a wooden dwelling.

Description: Hand tinted image. Three men identified as priests pose in an outdoor setting. The men wear kimonos and traditional footwear. A man behind the priests holds a large umbrella over a priest wearing round eyeglasses. What appears to be a small shrine can be seen to the right of the men. Flower petals cover the ground. The location is probably Japan.

Description: Hand tinted image. Four Caucasian individuals identified as Murray Warner, Sam Warner, Gertrude Bass Warner, and Mrs. Epperley stand outdoors posing in front of a stone structure with a rounded entryway. They wear European style clothing. The womenwear their hair pulled up off their necks. Visible inside the entryway is a stone wall and flowers. Long grass fills the foreground of the image.

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